/tooh"tee/ ; It. /tooht"tee/ , adj., n., pl. tuttis . Music.
adj.
1. all; all the voices or instruments together.
2. intended for or performed by all (or most of) the voices or instruments together, as a passage or movement in concert music (opposed to solo ).
n.
3. a tutti passage or movement.
4. the tonal product or effect of a tutti performance.
[ 1715-25; tutto all ]